Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural family intervention in reducing the burden of care in carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue JUN., 2000, Pages 557-562

  Marriott, Alison ^a   Donaldson, Catherine ^b   Tarrier, Nicholas ^b   Burns, Alistair ^c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0034096927     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.6.557     Document Type: Article

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